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Exclusive Interview: Rakesh Bedi
There is a very famous saying - Old is gold, which suits our film industry perfectly, since remakes which are made these days can never be as good as the original, believes old Chashme Baddoor actor Rakesh Bedi. In an exclusive interview with Oneindia's reporter Sonika, Rakesh speaks his heart out.
Have
you
seen
the
remake
of
Chasme
Baddoor?
Did
you
like
it?
Yes,
I
have
seen
the
film.
I
found
it
average.
Some
changes
have
been
done
in
the
film
keeping
the
modern
era
in
mind.
Though
there
are
certain
things
in
the
movie
which
I
found
objectionable,
all
actors
in
the
film
were
outstanding.
What
is
the
basic
difference
between
the
old
Chashme
Baddoor
and
the
new
one?
In
the
old
Chashme
Baddoor,
the
laziness
and
the
subtleness
of
that
era
were
shown
brilliantly.
That
thing
is
missing
in
the
remake.
They
have
taken
the
story,
but
the
soul
was
missing.
Any
unforgettable
moment
which
you
want
to
share
with
us
related
to
Chashme
Baddoor.
There
was
one
very
funny
incident.
It
happened
30
years
back,
but
I
still
remember
it.
I
kept
real
moustache
for
this
role.
In
between,
I
left
for
Mumbai
to
shoot
the
second
film.
For
the
second
film,
they
wanted
me
to
have
a
clean
shaven
look,
so
my
director
told
me
to
remove
my
moustache.
When
I
went
back
to
Delhi
to
shoot
Chashme
Buddoor,
I
made
fake
moustache
with
a
pencil.
One
day
director
Sai
told
me
to
wipe
my
face
as
it
was
sweating
due
to
heat.
When
I
wiped
my
face,
my
moustache
vanished
and
she
was
shocked
to
see
that.
Tell
us
something
about
late
Ravi
Baswani.
Ravi
Baswani
was
my
very
good
friend
and
a
brilliant
actor.
When
the
whole
world
is
watching
his
film
again,
he
is
not
there
to
see
it.
I
also
feel
bad
about
the
fact
that
he
was
very
choosy
about
films
and
that's
why
he
didn't
do
many
films.
People
miss
your
acting.
When
will
we
see
you
again
on
television.
I
do
what
I
like.
My
work
should
satisfy
me
as
well
as
my
fans.
I
am
doing
theatre
these
days
and
people
are
even
liking
my
solo
play
Massage
a
lot.
Do The Friends Of Chashme Baddoor Still Meet?
The life which we have shown in the movie is very slow but in reality life is Mumbai is very fast. And in this fast life, it is very difficult to take out time for friends. It's not like we don't meet at all. We meet at parties and share old memories.
Remakes Of Old Films
What
do
you
have
to
say
about
the
new
trend
of
remaking
the
old
movies?
One
thing
is
proved
that
industry
has
nothing
new
to
offer
these
days.
Filmmakers
are
picking
up
old
hit
movies
and
remaking
it.
One
such
film
is
Khoobsurat,
in
which
Rekha's
character
was
loved
by
the
audience.
Bollywood
is
picking
such
films
with
strong
characters
and
remaking
it.
Remakes Of Old Films
Directors think that people got attached to these character at that time, so after remaking that movie they will get the same response. Chashme Buddoor lives in people's heart. Many love affairs started because of Chashme Baddoor. I know many boys who have seen the original Chashme Baddoor 100 times and lived the same life. You make ten remakes of this movie, it will not make any difference.
100 Crore Club
What
do
you
have
to
say
on
the
100
crore
club?
It's
a
very
disgusting
phrase.
It
seems
that
nobody
is
bothered
about
film's
quality
and
content.
We
don't
think
of
making
an
international
level
film.
These
days
we
are
only
worried
about
the
100
crore
level
even
if
it's
full
of
vulgarity
or
violence.
This
is
not
right.
What
about
directors
like
Satyajeet
Ray,
Shyam
Benegal
and
Ramesh
Sippy,
who
have
given
some
brilliant
movies
to
the
country.
If
Ramesh
Sippy
wants,
he
can
again
enter
the
100
crore
club
but
he
is
not
doing
that
because
he
can't
find
a
good
subject
to
make
a
film
on.
100 Crore Club
It's good that movies are getting commercialised, but cinema is forever. It's not like a television show in which you will not see yesterday's episode again. Today, filmmakers believe that if they have money and a star then they can call audience in the cinema hall by spending money on promotions. Our content is left behind in this race.
